text_original: Francis was spending money lavishly to win supporters to his side ; and Charles was reluctantly com  pelled to follow his example lest he should be outbid. It would be unwise for Henry to squander his money and simply raise the market price of the votes.
text_transcription: FRANCIS WAS SPENDING MONEY LAVISHLY TO WIN SUPPORTERS TO HIS SIDE AND CHARLES WAS RELUCTANTLY COMPELLED TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE LEST HE SHOULD BE OUTBID IT WOULD BE UNWISE FOR HENRY TO SQUANDER HIS MONEY AND SIMPLY RAISE THE MARKET PRICE OF THE VOTES
phonemes: fɹˈænsɪs wʌz spˈɛndɪŋ mˈʌni lˈævɪʃli tə wˈɪn səpˈɔːɹɾɚz tə hɪz sˈaɪd ; ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz wʌz ɹᵻlˈʌktəntli kˈɑːm pˈɛld tə fˈɑːloʊ hɪz ɛɡzˈæmpəl lˈɛst hiː ʃˌʊd biː aʊtbˈɪd. ɪt wʊd biː ʌnwˈaɪz fɔːɹ hˈɛnɹi tə skwˈɑːndɚ hɪz mˈʌni ænd sˈɪmpli ɹˈeɪz ðə mˈɑːɹkɪt pɹˈaɪs ʌvðə vˈoʊts.